Ted Leo and The Pharmacists - Better Dead Than Lead lyrics

I had a golden ring And I kept it with golden things In the bank of a million dreams That was bursting at all the seams I had a golden ring It was such an important thing That I kept it beneath my bed And I carried it in my head I had a golden dream And the way it came down to me Was through captains of alchemy Who came up through a steely sea And I dreamt through the rainy night And I managed to sleep alright And my body became so light That I managed to give it flight 'Cause I know gold is just a trick of light And lead is light as a feather So leave me where the kids are alright And we will all go down together I had a golden dream And they took it away from me And they pulled it out of my head And they showed me that it was lead But I know gold is just a trick of light And lead is light as a feather So leave me where the kids are alright And we will all go down together And that's the way It's gonna be And there's water in wine And there's nickel in dimes And they knew all the time But gold is just a trick of light And lead is light as a feather So leave me where the kids are alright And we will all go down together Gold is just a trick of light And lead is light as a feather So leave me where the kids are alright And we will all go down together And that's the way It's gonna be That's the way It's gonna be